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I BIRMINGHAM BOYS
I ARE TRYING TO LAND
! ON CRIMSON SQUAD
Football Season Drawing Near
SOUTHERN LEAGUE I
PLAYERS’ AVERAGES !
FOR SEASON GOOD j
SHOWINGS MADE BY
STARS OF FIELD AND
WILLOW IN SOUTHERN
!
Two star teams, one composed of the
best fielders and the other of the best bat
ters, according to the final records, would
furnish a lively series of games.
Glancing down the array of the hitting
team it would appear that they wofild
have the advantage, but the fielders are
«o little their inferiors in hitting and are
8o much better in fielding and have the
better pitching staff that the chances
would rest with the fielding team to win
the series.
The batting order of the fielding team
would be more ideal than that of the hit
ting club, giving them another advantage.
Charley Schmidt, the big backstop of the
Mobile Gulls, is the only player who ap
pears in both line-ups.
Here is the all star batting team and
their records;
Players.—Teams.—Pos. Pet.
Knisely, Birmigham, cf.ion
McCormick. Chattanooga, cf."24
Kirby, Mobile, cf.J1&
Holland, Atlanta, 3b.S(i;>
Parbare, New Orleuns, ss.293
Flick, Chattanooga, 2b.295
Klbel, Atlanta, lb.28fi
Solimidt, Mobil**, c.:S5
Adams, New Orleans, c.92
Goulait, Memphis, p.ki
.....
O’Brien, Memphis, p. .310
Liebhardt, Memphis, p.207
Brown, Birmingham, p.20/
Wilson, New Orleans, p. .153
The all star fielding team and their,
records;
Pet
Players.—Teams.—Pos. Pet.
Callahan, Nashville, cf. .987
McBride, Birmingham, cf.'87
Jantzen, Montgomery, cf.*8®
O'Dell. Mobile, 3b. 053
Lindsay, Nashville, ..951
Mullen, Memphis, 2b. *9*®
Paulet, Nashville, lb.'*8y
Schmidt, Mobile, .. .986
Higgins, New Orleans, ..085
Perryman, Atlanta, p.].i*00
Berger, Nashville, p..... -088
Roberstcn, Birmingham, p.fss
William#, Atlanta, p.985
Hardgrove, Birmingham, p.970
Th ebatting order of the two teams
could be arranged as follows:
Fielders. Batters.
Callahan, cf. * Flick, 2b.
O’Dell, 3b. Holland, Tb.
Paulet, lb. Knisely, cf.
Mullen, 2b. McCormick, rf.
McBride. If. Kirby, If.
Jantzen, rf. Barbarc, ss.
Lindsay, s.«. Kibel, lb,
Adams, • Higgins, c.
s. hinidt, c. Schrni it. c.
Pitcher.-. Pitchers.
75 CANDIDATES FOR
FOOTBALL AT AUBURN
11 > 11. I.. SHI
Auburn, September 20.—(Special.)— About
76 candidates for the football team have
been reporting, each day to Coach Don
ahue and his assistants, and have been
put through light work; catching, punts,
forward passes, blocking, dummy tack
ling, etc.
The boys have been going at the work
with the best possible spirit, and it is
believed that some good men will soon
be developed to fall into the places made
vacant by the passing of veterans. Ar
nold, Newell, Lockwood, Christopher,
Wynne, Esslinger and Sparkman w*.!l not
return this year and these losses "hit
the team hard." Auburn will he ro. titrate
Indeed if Mike Donahue can find among
the Scrubbs of last year seven men wno
will be able to fill acceptably the places
left by the passing ,nf these stars. Espe
cially hard is the loss of "Ted" Arnold.
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who ran the team last year which copped
the championship.
The fact .that the return of Thigpen, an
all-southern guard last year, and "Hull''
Kearley is still in doubt, adds greatly
to the uncertainty of Auburn's ability to
“clean up" with her opponents this year.
Promising linesmen from the J9J3
scrubs a fid class teams are: C. C. Robin
son. Sample, Thigpen, Howe, tfri ke,
Echols, and Major. A very strong ‘out
law' team of ineligibles has been formed
and is in charge of Assistant Coach Pen
ton. It consists of the the two Honners,
brothers of W. S. Bonner, captain of a
former Auburn team; Ralph Davis,
brother of a captain of a former Georgia
team; Burns, brother of F. C. Burns, for
mer Auburn center; Scott of Tennessee;
Guess of Mississippi and Martin. These
are all husky fellows, but will not be
able to play tIlls year on account of the
one year rule.
If Thigpen ami Kearley decide to re
turn. they will give a decided boost to
Auburn's prospects.
GIANTS AND BRAVES
HAVING GREAT FIGHT
New York, September 20.—Five victories
for Boston and five winning games and
two defeats for New York tell the story
of the past week’s struggle between the
rivals for the National league, pennant.
A three-game gap now separates the tw’o
clubs—a decided advantage for Boston,
when only a little more than a fortnight
©f play remains before the season’ close.
Starting in with the Cincinnati series,
the Giants began to play better ball than
they have shown for months, hut it looks
us if their reversal of form had come too
lute, their only apparent salvation now
being the chance that the Bostons will
strike a snag either in the remainder of
the series with the westerners or the
• lash with the Giants beginning Septem
ber 30.
in the American league Boston lias
made little progress against Philadelphia,
although the latter team has been play
ing below its mid-season form. Mark
men lead by six and a half games.
Report for August Shows
This State Stands 39th in
Amount Saved
Washington. September 2u.—(Special.;
Prom preliminary reports of the 9653 post
offices In operation as postal saving:
depositories at (he close oj August last
the postoffice department announces tha'
Alabama Is No. 39 In the list of states
with deposits of $114,890. This Is approxi
mutely tHree-tenths of 1 per cent of thi
national aggregate of $43,444,271.
The Increase throughout the country ii
August was approximately $4,200,000, say:
the report, which is the largest sine
the system began operation. In January
3911. New York, with $5,360,544 on deposit
led all the cities and also was first li
Increase, showing a gain of $926,342 i:
August alone.
Of the states, New York ranks first
followed by Ohio, Illinois, pennsylvanlt
and California, the list closing with Port<
Mlco, South Carolina and Hawaii. Of tin
southern states, Texas stands highest
being No. 19 In the list, with $537,946; Ken
rticky is No. 21.* with $300,61; Tennessee i:
No. 30. with $251,554; Louisiana, No. 31
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Beautifully
Now is the time to get out
‘ your quills and blankets and
Bend them to the Excelsior. We
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dry and beautifully cleaned.
’ We also clean woolens without
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with *212,621: Florida, No. 32. with *212,534.
Not a southern city appears in the list
of the 23 leading cities cited by the re
partment.
AMUSEMENTS
“Adele”
Tli box office at the Jefferson theatre
for the seuson opens this morning at 9
o'clock when scats go on sale for that
sparkling operetta. “Adele,” which made
such a pronounced hit last season. The
play Is full of quips and turns, play upon
words, witty sallies and numerous re
marks galore. "Adele" is complete with
sweet and catchy music and is clean In
all Its lines and situation. Special prices
are made for Wednesday matinee, from 25
cents to *1. and for Wednesday night, 25
cents to *1.50.
“Hanky Panky”
Hanky Panky," which comes to the
Jefferson theatre Thursday matinee and
, night is a big Jolly jumble of laughter
provoking nonsense, really good comedy,
delightful songs, Inimitable dances, beau
t tiful girls and clever comedians. In spec
tacular brilliancy this unique and appeal
ing Lew Fields show has taken on fhoro
pretentious airs this season than since
its first record breaking run in New
, York. Seat sale starts Tuesday.
“Oh! Oh! Delphine”
Klaw and Erlajiger will present their
’ big New York mulcai comody success,
“Oil! Oh! Delphine" at the Jefferson thea
tre on Wednesday, September 30, mati
nee and night.
The book and lyrics are by C. M. S.
McClellan, and the music by Ivan Caryll.
The piece Is founded on the French farce,
: "Villa Primrose.” by Georges Herr an1
Marcel Guillemaud, the authors and com
poser of "The Pink Lady" and "The Lit
tle Cafe.”
Seat sale September 28.
At the Lyric
The Lyric presents this week an ad
star vaudeville bill of seven big Keith
feature acts, three of them headliners
and the remaining four of unusual merit.
The marvelous manchurians. the greatest
Chinese acrobats and gymnasts in the
world, form one of the features; the
Salon Singers, Joint headliner with Wil
liam Jennings Bryan on the Chautauqua
circuit is another; Ryan and Lee are
credited with being one of the best sing
ing and comedy acts in the business.
At the Bijou
Commencing with the performance to
night, there will be a material reduction
in price of all seats at the Bijou theatre.
Orchestra seats are 50 cents for any scat,
and at the matinees any seat In the house
will be 25 cents. This week's attraction
is “The Gay Morning Glories." which the
Memphis and New Orleans papers declare
to be the best musical comedy of the erw
tire season. /
JAMES WEATHERLY IS TRITE till
TRIER. HE HAS IIEE.N FMTII ijl.
TO THE PEOPLE AAR THEY ttfLL
..* \
BIRMINGHAM BOYS ARE TRYING
FOR PLACES ON CRIMSON SQUAD
By ASA ROUNTREE, JR.
University, September 20.—(Special.)
More than ordinary interest should be
taken in the Crimson eleven of Alabama
' this fall by football adherents of the
Birmingham district. This should be
^prompted through the efforts being made
by boys from Birmingham, Ensley ami
Bessemer to gain regular stations on the
machine.
The combination hailing from the Bir
mingham district is a formidable crew,
and many of the aspirants will likely be
rewarded with success.
Heading the list are Captain “Tubby”
Long and Bill Harsh, the former from
Bessemer and the other from Birming
ham. Long is the fullback certainty, un
less Coach Graves switches him to a
halfback position. He is winding up his
fourth year of activity on the southern
gridiron. Harsh is commencing on his
third year, and it is believed that he
will stand out with more prominence
than in the past.
Another lettered man from Birming
ham is Lowndes Morton, an old high
school star. Morton won an end berth
his first year out last fall and is back
seeking the same position again.
The scrubs or reserves have forwarded
four Birmingham boys to the varsity
squad, these being Vance Wler, Neal Ne
ville, Harold Bowron and Griff Harsh.
All of them formerly attended the Cen
tral High scnool.
Harsh, who captained the reserves last
fall, Is after a quarterback assignment.
Wief is a fullback prospect, while Ne
ville and Bowron are contesting for half
back. •
Ensley is represented by “Pep’' Wells,
the versatile Crimson receiver. Wells is
trying out for the first time and has
centered his hopes on quarterback.
Captain Long has a side partner from
Bessemer. He is Cargyle, considered by
many, one of the best third basemen in
the south since Derrill Pratt left school.
Cargyle alternated at end last fall and
won his emblem. He is again hot on the
trail of that berth.
* • •
Coach Graves has made the first di
vision in his football squad. This came
near the close of the past week, and the
freshmen were given a field to them
selves. “Hog” VandeGraaff now has full
charge of the new men and is wasting
no time in whipping them Into Bhape.
According to present Intentions, the fresh
men will line up with the varsity In the
first scrimmage of the Beason toward the
latter part t>f the week. Nearly candi
dates are out for the new eleven and
among them are several worthy of no
tice.
But for the one-year rule, the varsity
would be augmented by another Birming
ham high school star, Morris Lathem,
who proved a star at halfback for Cen
tral high during the past several years.
He reached the university a few days
ago, but will be corraled with the fresh
men. He is heavy and fast and would
have proved a valuable understudy for
the varsity.
The varsity has* begun signal practice
with a tentative line-up and much inferest
is being centered on the line. The team
appears heavier than last fall and is
probably faster. The addition of Boman
and Barnett Increases the effectiveness
of the line, if they round into trim. The
duo have been out of the game for a
couple of seasons and must face heavy
work to get back Into their old time
shape.
Because of the lack of a veteran quar
ter, Graves may change his plan of bat
tle. Hitherto the quarterback has re
ceived the ball from the center most of
the time and then relayed it to the backs
but this fall the direct pass may be
adopted. The plan has been tried with
much success by various colleges and so
Coach Graves may resort to this method
to overcome the handicap caused by the
absence of any of last year's quarters, j
PAYS TRIBUTE TO
— -
Senator Ransdall Resents In
ferences of Graft in Rivers
and Harbofs Work
Washington, September 20.—(Special.)—In
the course of a speech on the river
and harbors appropriation bill, which has
run the gauntlet of senatorial opposition
in some quarters for nearly three months.
Senator Ransdell of Louisiana paid a
glowing tribute to the wrork of the en
gineer corps of the army In connection
with waterway improvements. This arm of
the military service is rarely in the pub
lic prints, except where some great
achievement is accomplished, like the
building of the Panama canal, the ex
ploration of unknown regions, or the map
ping of vast tracts of land for the uses
of mankind.
Throughout the long and wearisome de
bate on the rivers and harbors bill, much
has been said about the engineer corps,
not necessarily In terms of criticism, but
in intimations that have rankled and left
exceeding sore spots. It was these "faint
praises" for the honor graduates of the
gieatest military schools in the world
that led Senator Ransdell to pay his
compliments to one of the most useful
and most necessary branches of the mili
tary establishment.
“Some of the best names in our history
belong to the engineer corps,” said the
junior senator from Louisiana. "Meade
and Lee, who fought at Gettysburg
against each other, were members of the
engineer corps. They were the leaders
of 40 members of that corps who attained
commanding rank in the war betweeen
the states. Some of the greatest generals
on both sides were engineer officers. Joe
Johnson, McPherson, Beauregard and
Wright, and many others whose names
are emblazoned on the pages of our na
tion’s history."
Coming down to the present time, Sen
ator Ransdell called the roll of engineer
officers who had made an Imperishable
name for themselves in connection with
the building of the Panama canal. Colonel
George W. Goethals, like “Aboil ben Ad
hem,” leading all the rest in that great
galaxy. With the name of Colonel
Goethals, Senator Ransdell coupled those
of Colonel Sibert of Alabama, ttye late
Colonel Galllard and Colonel Hodges,
who, he said, acquired the training and
experience which enabled them to con
struct the greatest engineering feat of
all the ages from their Intimate and per
sonal association with river and harbor
work.
“Would any American dare intimate for
an instant that Colonel Goethals would
have favored a project in which there waa
•pork’ or ’graft?’ I should like to see
the man who would make that suggestion
about Goethals or Sibert or Gaillard or
Hodges,” said Senator Ransdell, "yet
these men were connected with various
and sundry river and harbor projects long
before their government sent them to
Panama to build that mighty achievement
of man’s ingenuity.”
The engineer corps, which Is probably
the least showy of the varied arms of the
military establishment, but which has at
least as much to its credit as any other
branch of the service, represents nearly
every state in the union; the states not
represented in the corps as at present
constituted being Rhode Island, Soutu
Dakota and New Mexico, although “Little
Rhodey” has been ably represented In the
past.
One of the rather remarkable things in
connection with the present engineer corps
is that Oregon, Delaware and New Hamp
shire have more representatives in the
corps than they have members in Con
gress. a situation that may never occur
again. ■
Since the engineers in charge of rivers
and harbors have reported favorably upon
329 of tli** 33i items in the rivers and
harbors- bill, which lias been kicked about
like a football for the past three montus
in the Senate, there can be no denial of
the fact that those wrho charge that the
bill is lull of "pork” are at the same time
re dec ting on the army engineers.
. American Association
At Columbus: Columbus 1-8; Louisville
C-0.
At 8t. Paul: St. Paul 7, Minneapolis 3.
At Kansas City: Kansas City 2-4, Mil
waukee 1-5.
At Indianapolis: Indianapolis 0-2, Cle *
land 4-2.
(Second game called eighth on accoi.i.t
of darkness).
International League
I At Newark: Newark 14-6, Baltimore
S.-0.
At. Rocky Point, R. I.: Providence 11.
Jersey City 4.
A|f Montreal: Montreal 7-6; Toronto
2-C,/ (Second game called end seventh,
ayrreemnt.)
) TIIE OPPOSITION ADMIT DEFEAT
HI THE I NFAIR TACTICS THEY
ARE PURSUING—VOTE FOR HARRY
JONES FOR MUNICIPAL OWNER
SHIP. A SQUARE DEAL FOR EVERY
ONE AND A BUSINESS ADMINISTRA
TION. SOLON JACOBS,
CHAIRMAN.
1
BUSINESS HAS TAKEN
ON BETTER' ASPECT
DURING LAST WEEK
Cotton Mill Men Have to
Pay 9 Cents for Cotton.
Farmers Inclined
to Hold
•
By ROBERT MORAN
Atlanta, September 20.—(Special.)
Business conditions have taken on a
decidedly better tone within the last
week, and there has been an upward
trend ever since cotton apparently re
covered itself and began to go up in
price.
An Atlanta cotton mill man who had
been paying around eight cents and
even slightly under that price, said
this week the best* he could do was
nine cents and he was not getting
much at that price. This la evidence
of the fact that the backbone of the
farmer has been stiffened, and he is
getting to the point of demanding 10
cents or more, or holding onto his
crop.
Another Atlanta cotton mill man has
adopted the plan of advancing eight
cents a pound on cotton, using it in his
plant and entering into agreement
with the farmers who furnish it to him
that if the price is higher than eight
cents ,on Janury 1, he will pay them
the difference. In other words he has
adopted the plan of buying now’ on the
basis of the January market, although
in the event anything should cause a
slump, he will have to stand the loss.
Individual 'Buying
Altogether it looks as if the “buy-a
ba le-of-cotton” movement and the ag
itation that has been coupled with it,
has done its work, and if the existing
depression is, as some put it, psycho
logical, tile talk.and the action of many
in buying cotton at 10 cents for the
purpose of holding It has effectively be
gun to counteract it. If It suceeds in
i turning the psychological aspect entire
1.'- around, it is possible that good times
may return even before the close of
the European war.
The ”buy-a-bale" movement has hud
this elfert because it has attracted at
tention not only at home, but through
out the north and east. Big business
ileuses in these sections which have
entensive trade in the south, have seen
that It was to their own direct Interest
to take a hand, and these concerns have
bought anywhere from- a few bales up
to 10,000.
As a natural corralary to tills move
ment. there has come the widely adver
tised plan with merchants, schools and
olher institutions of taking cotton at
10 cents per pound in payment of bills.
Some of them have even agreed to
lake It at a price as high us 12 cents.
English Mills in Market
Another thing, is has been pretty
well advertised around that represen
tatives of the Englis mills are around
and about In the cotton country try
ing to make the best trades possible.
England, it is said, has on hand a
supply of cotton to last pretty well
Into October, and naturally under pres
ent conditions, it is not going heavily
into the market until the last minute,
although some considerable purchases
for English spinners are reported to
hu#’e been made at the season's bottom
prices. It Is now generally understood
that England’s consumption will be
pretty nearly. If not equal to normal,
and that within a short time she will
have to begin to buy.
All of these things and some others
have had a most encouraging effect on
tne situation as a result of which spot
cotton in local markets has gone up
anywhere from one to two cents a
pound within the last 10 days. And
there are not many farmers, apparently
who are willing to sell at nine cents.
The farmer seems to have been en
couraged by the trend of events and Is
holding on. Reports from some sections
are that farmers are hauling their cot
ton to gins and after It Is baled they
are hauling it back home again In
stead of taking It to the market. In
other Instances they are selling small
portions of their crop to meet pressing
obligations and ptirchase food, and are
holding onto the balance like grim
death.
Thus the south has practically taken
care of its own problem without aid
from the federal government, since
it has been announced in Washington
that the government has done all it can
do, and that practically nothing more
need be -expected.
The sum and substance of it all is
that, depending on the cotton situation
ss It does, business in the south has
begun to look up and there is a bet^
ter feeling all along the line. Bank
ers here say things are much easier
than they were a month ago. There
ore some lines which will not recover
immediately, hut the feeling is that
everything will grow steadily better
from now on In every line of trade.
IF YOU FAVOR COMMISSION GOV.
RHVMKVT VOTE tf'UR JAMES
WEATHERLY.
WHITE OPPOSED TO
TAXON FREIGHT
Alabama Senator Points
Out Unequality of Tax and
Hardships on South
Washington, September 20.—(Special.)—in
anticipation of a fight in the Senate
against the war tax measure, and in prep
aration for any amendments which may
be suggested. Senator White has fortified
himself to combat any proposition for a
tax on freight. From the first suggestion
of this tax, when the bill was under con
sideration by the ways and means com
mittee, Senator White has been strongly
opposed to It, and this antagonism has In
creased as time has rolled on.
Moreover, it Is understood that the pro
ject is not dead yet, but that efforts will
be made In the Senate to galvanize It into
a very live issue. The very word “lobby”
being taboo in Washington, it may be said
that very strong “influences” have been
at work to avoid a tax on gasoline and
to reduce the proposed tax on beer, and
some of these "influences” advocate
strongly the tax on freight as originally
proposed.
Speaking on this subject today. Senator
White said to the correspondent of The
Age-Herald:
"In fixing freight rates more considera
tion is given to the weight and size of
articles than to their value. In other
words, a very much greater rate is im
posed on weighty and bulky articles in
proportion to value than Is Imposed on
smaller and higher-priced articles. In this
way, great inequality results between the
producers and consumers of different
kinds of articles. Those producing or
consuming the heavier and more bulky
articles are made to bear an unequal
proportion of the public burden.
“As the people of the south are pro
ducers and consumers of the heavier and
more bulky articles, practically all of
which have to be shipped, they would be
discriminated against If this tax were Im
posed.
"To Illustrate: The farmers of Alabama
have to ship their entire cotton crop, in
cluding seed; they also have to ship their
fertilisers. The coal producers ship their
coal; the iron producers their coal, lime
rock and iron ore to their furnaces, and
many have to ship the coke as well; and
in addition have to ship their pig iron to
market. The producers and consumers
of lumber and other building material
would have to ship all that they produced
and consumed. The people of Alabama
are large consumers of grain, foodstuffs
and heavy clothing, large quantities of
which would have to be shipped. Upon
all these shipments our people would have
had to pay this tax. For Instance, on the
cotton goods, fertilizers and products of
Iron consumed, they would have to pay
the tax on shipping these articles to the
manufacturer, as well as. the tax on the
manufactured product returned to them
for consumption, and thereby be made to
pay a tax twice on the same article.
“To show the Inequality I have just men
tioned. the freight on a carload of hats
worth $21,000 from Boston to Birmingham
would be $250.• Seventy-five bales of cot
ton from Birmingham to Boston, worth
only $2500, would pay the same amount of
freight.
"A greater discrepancy Is shown when
the freight on hats and other high-priced
and light-weight articles are compafed
with pig iron and coal. The freight charge
on a carload of pig', iron from Birming
ham to Boston, worth approximately $400,
would be equal to about one-half of the
freight charge on $24,000 worth of hats or
similar articles; and still a greater dis
ci epancy than this would appear when
the comparison is made between coal and
lumber and these finer articles.
“This tax would not only be discrimina
tory against the south and W'est, but there
would be worse discrimination as between
the poor and rich of the country, in that
trv heavier and weightier articles furnish
the prime, necessities of life, which the
poor are compelled to consume, as they
cannot freeze or starve; whereas, the rich
could postpone purchasing their luxuries
until the war tax was repealed. For these
reasons, with many others, this tax would
be very unpopular, and would cause such
a revolution in public sentiment as Ij
drive the country back to a prohibitive,
protective tariff, from which the present
Congress has relieved the people.
“The taxation of freight at this time
would be inopportune, owing to the general
depression in business. It* tendency
would be to discourage investments, to
check enterprise, and in this way retard
the development of the country, especially
in Alabama.
“For these reasons, as well as others
not necessarily mentioned, I am op
posed to this feature of the bill, and have
stated that J would oppose Its passage
in the Senate if it ever reaches that
body.”
Bids on Philippine Timber
Washington, September 20.—(Special.)
The bureau of insular affairs of the war
department has received from Manila no
tice that the privilege of cutting timber
on a public forest tract on Luzon Island
will be awarded November 14 next to the
best ..bidder. The tract embraces about
280,000 acres, and the 20-year license or
concession will be desirable to lumbermen
prepared to handle the valuable hard
woods on the tract. The insular bureau
has descriptions of the tract and copies
of the concessionary conditions, lor dis
tribution to lumber and mill men in the
United States.
BURNS ANL
PACE IN M
CLEAN-L
By ERN ESI
Two Georges—George Burns of th<
Giants and George Edward Lewis of th<
Red Sox—are setting the pace in the majot
leagues this season in producing clean
up wallops, the New Yorker having made
a late start in annoying the artillerists
Each suburbanite has thrice come through
during 1914 with three solid blows that
have emptied the bases of their three
runners. Lewis got the lirst of his reso
nant raps on April 24. in the game with
Washington. Ayers pitching; his second
on June S in the game with Cleveland,
Bowman pitching, and his third on July
25 in the gaim# with Cleveland, Gregg
pitching. Lewis’ first and second clean
up blows were doubles; his third a triple.
Burns has specialized in three-bagger*
when the occasion arrived to empty the
basis, he having made three hits of this
kind in a space of 16 days. The Giant’s
first clean-up triple was made off Sallee
of St. Lduis on August 12 and gave New
York a victory by a score of 3 to 2,
the Cards being in front 1 to 0 before
the bit was manufactured. Five days
later with the Pirate having a three-run
lead, Burns went to bat in the eighth
whent Grant, Bescher and Doyle were on
the hassocks and they all three came
off as a result of the St. Johnsville boy’s
clout off Bob Harmon. New York won
this game, 7 to 3. Burns’ third triple
when there were three on cropped up in
the third frame of the Cub-Giant contro
versy on August 27, Chicago, with Charley
Smith in the box, then leading by a run.
When tl)e Inning was over the score was
4 to 2 in *New York's favor and when
the game was finished the Giants were
ahead, 9 to 2.
Previous to the time he made his need
ed three-bagger off Sallee, Burns never
had been able to insert a clean-up smash
into Natonal League contest.
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Players who have twice sent three men
scurrying plateward by making singles,
doubles, triples or homers, are Tris
Speaker of the Red Sox, Jieinie Zimmer
man of the Cubs, Roger Peekinpaugh of
the Yankees and “Buck’’ Wheat of the
Superbas. The Chalmers car winner of
1912 got a. double off Plank of Philadel
phia that enabled the Speed Boys to tie
the Mackmen and escape defeat and a
triple off Oldham of Detroit that meant
a win. One of Zimmerman's timely drives
was a four-bagger off Ragan of Brooklyn
that gave the Cubs a win. Ragan is the
only major league hurler who has been
located twice for four-furlong smashes
when all the hassocks hud occupants. He
also has permitted a triple under such
circumstances.
The clean-up wallops of the year and
the pitchers off whom they were made
will be found below:
Red Sox—7; Lewis, doubles off Ayers,
Washington, Bowman, Cleveland and
triple off Gregg, Cleveland; Speaker,
double off Plank, Philadelphia, and triple
off Oldham, Detroit; Gardner, double off
Mitchell. Cleveland; Hooper, tiiple off Du
buc, Detroit.
Cubs—6; Zimmerman, double off Nie
haus, St. Louis, and homer off Ragan,
Brooklyn; Archer, double off Rudolph.
Boston; Cheney, triple off Aitchinson,
Brooklyn; Lavender, triple off Hess, Bos
ton; Derrick, triple off Mayer, Philadel
phia.
Chants—6; Burns, triples off Sallee. St.
Louis, Harmon, Pittsburg, and Smith,
Chicago; Merkle, double off Allen, Brook
lyn; Fletcher, triple off Tyler. Boston;
Bescher, triple off Yingling, Cincinnati.
Yankees—4; Peekinpaugh. triples off
Bowman and Steen. Cleveland: Nuna
lr.aker, single off Leverenz. St. Louis;
Sweeney, triple off Bush, Philadelphia.
Braves—4; Hess, double off Cheney, Chi
cago; Whit ted. double off Benton. Cin
cinnati; Mann, triple off Pierce, Chicago;
Maranville, homer off Sallee, St. Louis.
Superbas-^*; Wheat, triples off Mamaux
and Harmon, Pittsburg; Allen, triple off
Hess, Boston; Stengel, triple off Mathew
son, New York.
White Elephants—3; Pennock, triple off
Foster, Boston; Murphy, triple off Wolf
gang. Chicago; Melnnls, triple off Mitch
ell. Cleveland.
Senators—3; Shanks, double off Keating,
New York; Foster, triple off Dubuc, De
troit; Johnson, homer off Boehler, De
troit.
Reds—2; Hoblitzellt double off Tyler.
Boston; Miller, triple off Ragan, Brook
lyn.
Pirates—2; Wilson, triple off Yingling,
Cincinnati; Magee, triple off Tyler, Bos
ton.
White Sox—1: Demmitt. homer off Ha
german, Cleveland.
Naps—1; Turner, triple off Keating, New
York.
Tigers—1; Stanage, double off Engel.
Washington.
Phillies—1; Luderus. triple off Tesreau,
New York.
Pitchers Who Were Jarred
Naps—7; Mitchell, double and triple;
Bowman, double and triple; Gb-egg, triple;
Steen, triple; Hugerman, homer.
Braved—6; Tyler, double and two tripled;
Hedd, two triples.. Rudolph, double.
Superbus—5; Ragan, triple and t>vo
homers; Allen, double; Altchlson, triple.
Tigers—4: Dubuc, two triples; Oldham,
triple; Boehler, homer.
Cubs—3; Cheney, double; Pierce, triple;
Smith, triple.
Reds—3; Yingling, two triples; Benton,
double.
Pirates—3; Harmon, two triples; Ma
maux, triple.
Cardinals—3: Sallee, triple and homer;
Nlehaus. double.
Yankees—2; Keating, double and triple.
) LEWIS SET
AJORS FOR
rP WALLOPS
• J. LANIGAH
White Elephants—2; Plank, tioul.e;
Bush, triple.
Senators—2; Ayers, double; Engel, dou
ble.
Giants—2; Mathewson, triple; Tesreou,
triple.
Phillies—2; Marshall, triple; Mayer,
triple.
Red Sox—1; Foster, triple.
Browns—1; Leverenz, single.
Cix—1; Wolgang, triple.
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WASHINGTON AND
CHICAGO SPLIT TWO
Chicago, September 20.—Washington ati.l
Chicago divided a double header here to
day. Washington winning the first gamo
3 to 1 and losing the second 3 to (J. Tlic
first wan a pitchers’ battle, in which Bent
ley excelled. He weakened in the eighth
Inning and Johnson replaced him. Chi
cago won the second by hitting Shaw
and by daring base running. Scores:
First game: R ll.i:.
Washington . 000 ffio 101—3 ■ L
Chicago . 000 (too 100—1 5 l
Batteries: Bentley, Johnson and Henrv,
Ainsmlth; Cicotte, Russell and Kuhn
Second game: R.H.F.
Washington . 000 101 100—3 •> 2
Chicago . 013 002 00*—li 3 3
Bimerles: Shaw, R. Williams, Engel,
Ainsmlth. Wolfgang and Schalk. em
pires, Hildebrand and O'Loughlin.
PHILADELPHIA WINS
PITCHERS’ BATTLE
Cleveland, September 30.—Philadelphia
wort a pitchers’ battle from Cleveland to
day, 4 to 1. Morton and Bender allowed
one each prior to the eighth inning, in
the eighth, Strunk walked and Oldting
was safe on an error. Schang tr d and
Bender singled. A pass to Graney and
Barhare's double saved Cleveland from
a shut-out. Score: R*H* E.*
Cleveland . 000 000 010—1 1 2
Philadelphia . 000 000 031—4 a 1
Butteries: Morton, Hagerman ui.l
O’Neill; Bender and Schang. Un.plres.
Connolley and Chill.
BOSTON GARNERS
. TWO FRO^ DETROIT
I Detroit, September 20.—Timely nitting
! anc* Detroit’s poor fielding: gave Boston
two victories today, 10 to 3 and 7 to 2.
The second game was called on acyunt
of darkness at the end of the seventh in
ning. Cobb got a triple, two doubles and
three singles. Scores; First game:
R.H.E.
Boston .,511 010 200—10 8 l
Detroit . 001 000 Oil— 3 10 1
Batteries: Gregg and Thomas, Pratt;
Reynolds, Main, Dubuc and Stanage, Ba
ker. empires. Egan and Dincen.
Second game: R.H.E.
. 000 320 2—7 i> i
Detroit . 100 000 1—2 9 4
Seven innings, called on account of
darkness.
Batteries: Wood and Thomas; Tnomar,
Reynolds and McKee. Umpires, Dinecn
and Egan.
FEDERA LLEAGUE
Indianapolis Wins
Indianapolis, September 20.—Indian
apolis went into first place in the Fed
eral league by winning a 10-inning
game. 3 to 2, from Buffalo today. Fal
kenberg struck out 13 men. Score:
R.H.E.
Buffalo .100 100 000 0—2 9 3
Indianapolis -001 000 100 1—3 8 2
Batteries: Shultz and Lavigne: Fal
kenberg and Rariden.
St. Louis Wins
St. Louis, September 20.—Ernest
V, Hiker's single with Pratt on second
after two were out in the tenth in
ning today won for St. Louis. New York
l was defeated 3 to 2. Hartzell’s double,
j Cook’s three-bagger and a two-lmse
j blow by Tyree in the eighth gave the
visitors their score. Score: R. H. E.
New York .000 000 020 0—2 8 1
Ht. Louis. Oftl 000 010 1—3 13 3
Batteries: Fisher and Sweeney:
•Tam and Agnew. Umpires. Fans* and
i Sheridan.
Freds Start Football Practice
Anniston September 20.—(Special.)
Under the leadership of Coach Stephen
|srn, the Preds have already started
their 1914 football practice and the
prospects this year for the Alabama
Presbyterian college seem good, despite
the fact that Steve will have to train
up an entire backfield, with Boykin,
himself. Leach and Green out of the
game. He is putting considerable hope
in Foster of Birmingham. the two
Summerville brothers of last year’s
i baseball team, Morgan and Keating, a
brother of the Auburn all-southern
lineman.
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THE WEATHERLY CROWD IS DY
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ADMIT DEFEAT IX THAT THEY ARE
SENDING ANONYMOUS TELEPHONE
MESSAGES TO SOME OF OCR
FRIENDS TRYING TO DECEIVE
THEM INTO VOTING FOR WEATH
ERLY. SUCH TACTICS DESERVE
THE HEARTIEST CONDEMNATION
VOTE FOR HARRY JONES AND A
SQUARE DEAL. SOLON JACOBS,
CHAIRMAN.
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plishment of his own as a reason for his election. His record
so far as he has put it forward is a perfect blank. His only
argument is a grossly perverted and unjust attack upon the
record of a man who has done things, who is capable of doing
more and larger things, and whose true record is as clean and
spotless as that of any man who ever lived in this community.
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